As the reviewer who posted a four-star review for the seminal Casebook of Elisha Grey noted, it might as well be "Sherlock Holmes in Atlantis".
Apparently he hadn't seen my blog....and that's perfectly fine.
When I began writing the first volume of Casebook, in 1989 (for those of you who think these things happen overnight, think again!) I did so with the premise of a "what if":
What if...Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories weren't just fiction, but memories?
This notion wasn't implausible to me, as I had begun having spontaneous past life recalls in 1986. No...I wasn't anyone famous (or anyone who would be noted for fame these days, though as Mark Twain pointed out, "history is an agreed upon lie." And then there's that sticky wicket of there not being any "scientific evidence" that the continent of Atlantis ever existed as described by esotericists.
Of which, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was one.
In the course of writing the first three novelettes, which included study of esoteric writings about Atlantis as well as about subjects presented in the stories with regard to the crimes or mysteries being investigated, I began to realize that the Sherlock Holmes stories may have been, in part, past-life recall by Conan-Doyle (however, whether he would have admitted that to anyone I have no way to say).
As I continue to write stories in this series (Casebook III is underway, Casebook II is already available) I keep this premise in mind: that there was a model for Elisha Grey's character (besides the university professor upon whom Conan-Doyle is said to have based his personification of Sherlock Holmes) that came from deep memory.
Do Elisha Grey and Sherlock Holmes have similarities in behavior and disposition? Of course. However, is Elisha Grey different? As the Casebook evolves, the differences between the two will become apparent...because Atlantis during the Second Era is more rapidly changing than Victorian England, with collisions between old and new technologies, old and degenerating cultural predilections, and a class system that -- while having had patriarchy partially removed from society at large due to the raising of children by foster collectives despite remaining under imperial rule combined with an elected senate -- still exploits those who are considered lesser (such as the multimorphs). As Atlantis descends, due to its affluence, into a materialistic culture, the exploitation of people who can be used as things becomes an increasing source of crime.
Though Atlantis may seem a science-fiction setting, my approach to these stories is to consider Atlantis as a historical place. As a psychic I met shortly before I began writing the first Casebook said, "all the old Atlanteans are back, and they're up to their old tricks." Consequently, its history is similar to our present.
I can't say for certain that she is wrong....
Apparently he hadn't seen my blog....and that's perfectly fine.
When I began writing the first volume of Casebook, in 1989 (for those of you who think these things happen overnight, think again!) I did so with the premise of a "what if":
What if...Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories weren't just fiction, but memories?
This notion wasn't implausible to me, as I had begun having spontaneous past life recalls in 1986. No...I wasn't anyone famous (or anyone who would be noted for fame these days, though as Mark Twain pointed out, "history is an agreed upon lie." And then there's that sticky wicket of there not being any "scientific evidence" that the continent of Atlantis ever existed as described by esotericists.
Of which, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was one.
In the course of writing the first three novelettes, which included study of esoteric writings about Atlantis as well as about subjects presented in the stories with regard to the crimes or mysteries being investigated, I began to realize that the Sherlock Holmes stories may have been, in part, past-life recall by Conan-Doyle (however, whether he would have admitted that to anyone I have no way to say).
As I continue to write stories in this series (Casebook III is underway, Casebook II is already available) I keep this premise in mind: that there was a model for Elisha Grey's character (besides the university professor upon whom Conan-Doyle is said to have based his personification of Sherlock Holmes) that came from deep memory.
Do Elisha Grey and Sherlock Holmes have similarities in behavior and disposition? Of course. However, is Elisha Grey different? As the Casebook evolves, the differences between the two will become apparent...because Atlantis during the Second Era is more rapidly changing than Victorian England, with collisions between old and new technologies, old and degenerating cultural predilections, and a class system that -- while having had patriarchy partially removed from society at large due to the raising of children by foster collectives despite remaining under imperial rule combined with an elected senate -- still exploits those who are considered lesser (such as the multimorphs). As Atlantis descends, due to its affluence, into a materialistic culture, the exploitation of people who can be used as things becomes an increasing source of crime.
Though Atlantis may seem a science-fiction setting, my approach to these stories is to consider Atlantis as a historical place. As a psychic I met shortly before I began writing the first Casebook said, "all the old Atlanteans are back, and they're up to their old tricks." Consequently, its history is similar to our present.
I can't say for certain that she is wrong....